ADJECTIVE | VERB + MODESTY | MODESTY + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤characteristic, natural, typical特有的/天生的/典型的謙遜◇She accepted their congratulations with typical modesty.她以典型的謙虛姿態接受了他們的祝賀。➤false虛假的謙遜➤feminine女性的謙和◇Her strong will was hidden behind apparent feminine modesty.她的堅強意志隱藏在嬌柔謙和的外表之下。VERB + MODESTY➤display, show表現得謙遜➤preserve保持端莊◇I wore a towel to preserve my modesty.為了不失體面,我圍了一條大毛巾。MODESTY + VERB➤forbid sb羞怯使某人無法⋯◇Modesty forbade me from mentioning that my novel had been published.我不好意思提起我的小說已經出版了。PREPOSITION➤with modesty謙遜地◇She spoke with characteristic modesty.她以特有的謙遜口吻講話。➤modesty about對⋯不誇耀◇his modesty about his achievements他不誇耀自己的成就
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